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We Three Kings of Orient Are
All:
1. We three kings of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
Refrain:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright;
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light!
Opt. solo:
2. Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King for ever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
(Refrain)
Opt. solo:
3. Frankincense to offer have I:
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising we are raising,
Worshiping God Most High.
(Refrain)
Opt. solo:
4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
(Refrain)
All:
5. Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice;
Alleluia, Alleluia
Sounds through the earth and skies.
(Refrain)
WORDS: John Henry Hopkins, Jr., 1857;
MUSIC: alt.John Henry Hopkins, Jr., 1857; alt. Intro. Robert Stigall, 1988
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11
Theme: Epiphany